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Children’s Catalogue

SPRING/SUMMER 2019+ COMPLETE BACKLIST

Welcome to the What on Earth Books catalogue

We publish books that engage children’s natural curiosity and passion for learning, offer them diverse perspectives on the world and help them connect the dots to build a lifetime of general knowledge. It all comes down to this:

The real world is more amazing than anything you can make up!

This season sees us release the next two entries in our Explorer series, Plants! and Mammals! These books – developed in association with the Natural History Museum – tell their stories through the journal of fictional explorer Agent Osprey plus stylishly illustrated fold-out timelines.

Looking for an exciting gift book for your Spring displays? Monsters is a bold interactive book that introduces children to a wide range of ancient and modern culture through its scariest denizens. Use the magic lens included to reveal the monsters hidden on each page.

Ocean: Secrets of the Deep will delight young marine biologists with its engaging pictures and fun facts. This 72-page book takes readers through multiple marine habitats and includes their favourite sharks, turtles and dolphins, along with hundreds of other unusual organisms. A focus on conservation and the environment makes the book fresh and relevant.

Finally, we head right back to the beginning of it all in Deep Time. Developed in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution in the US, this book takes a unique approach to exploring the history of life, starting in the present before travelling backwards billions of years. A photorealistic illustration style and dramatic photographs connect prehistoric creatures to present day environmental issues.

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Explorer: Plants!Explorer: Mammals!Ocean: Secrets of the DeepMonstersDeep Time

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Absolutely Everything!Eye SpyTimeline Wallbooks Timeline Stickerbooks

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• An eight-page fold-out timeline invites children to spread out on the floor and explore

• An explorer character engages readers with her can-do spirit and illustrated research notes

• Created in partnership with the experts at the Natural History Museum

Ages: 7–11Price: £9.99Format: HardbackExtent: 38 pages + 8-page timelineSize: 240 x 240mmPub date: 5 March 2019ISBN: 978-0-9955766-1-2BIC codes: YNNYNPG

Explorer:Plants!Nick ForshawIllustrated by William Exley

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Stop and smell the roses with Agent Osprey as she works to uncover the mysterious world of plants! Plants! includes a 1.8-metre-long timeline and a journal, featuring over 100 plants from their first known forms through to their living descendants.

AuthorNick Forshaw is an author and editor based in Berlin. He has written a history of the evolution of the dinosaurs, explored the way insects, arachnids and other creepy crawlies first developed, taken a close look at the way plants thrive on our green planet and investigated all the different species of mammal that have evolved on planet Earth.

IllustratorWilliam Exley divides his time between writing and illustrating graphic novels – including Golemchik (Nobrow Press) – and illustrating children’s nonfiction. Plants! and Mammals! are his second and third titles for What on Earth Books.

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Explorer:Mammals!

Ages: 7–11Price: £9.99Format: HardbackExtent: 38 pages + 8-page timelineSize: 240 x 240mmPub date: 5 March 2019ISBN: 978-0-9955766-2-9BIC codes: YNNRYNNA

Nick ForshawIllustrated by William Exley

• An eight-page fold-out timeline invites children to spread out on the floor and explore

• An explorer character engages readers with her can-do spirit and illustrated research notes

• Created in partnership with the experts at the Natural History Museum

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Bugs! and Dinosaurs! are winners of a Parents’ Choice Silver Award 2018.

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Nick ForshawIllustrated by Andy Forshaw

Nick ForshawIllustrated by William Exley

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Also in the Explorer series

Be on the lookout for the wildest mammals with Agent Osprey as she explores the animal kingdom in search of all things fierce and friendly! Mammals! includes a 1.8-metre-long timeline and a fascinating journal that looks into how mammals have survived and thrived.

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Ages: 7–11Price: £14.99Format: HardbackExtent: 72 pagesSize: 215 x 295mmPub date: 15 April 2019ISBN: 978-1-9999680-5-2BIC codes: YNNYXZG

OceanSabrina WeissIllustrated by Giulia De Amicis

• A stunning gift book for children fascinated by ocean creatures, habitats and conservation

• Infographics, maps and illustrations make learning fun

• Multiple spreads focus on human impact on the oceans, and what children can do to look after them, even next time they’re at the beach

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AuthorOriginally from Switzerland, Sabrina Weiss is a London-based science communicator who works for an environmental society and as a freelance writer. She previously worked in the non-profit, aviation and technology sectors, tasked with presenting complex information in an engaging and understandable way.

IllustratorSince completing her masters in communication design in 2012, Giulia De Amicis has been working as a visual designer and illustrator. Her work mainly focuses on presenting information through graphics for newspapers, magazines and the environmental sector, with a particular interest in marine ecology, geography and human rights.

Discover menacing sharks, playful dolphins, clownfish, penguins, turtles, whales, shimmering jellyfish and gargantuan giant squid. Ocean: Secrets of the Deep is jam-packed with hundreds of stylish illustrations and many more surprising facts about the world’s marine life. First, readers are taken on a journey from the water’s surface to the deepest, darkest depths of the oceans, stopping off at coral reefs and kelp forests. Next, information-packed spreads offer answers to questions such as: How do turtles keep clean? Do whales talk to each other? and What can humans do to save the ocean?

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A Magic Lens Hunt for Creatures of Myth,Legend, Fairy Tale and Fiction

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Use the magic lens to reveal the hidden monsters lurking on each page.

Open this book if you dare!Discover a whole world of monsters – their freaky forms, their bizarre habits,

their spooky lairs … and their favourite snacks.

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Ages: 6–10Price: £14.99Format: HardbackExtent: 32 pagesSize: 240 x 310mmPub date: 1 May 2019ISBN: 978-1-9999680-4-5BIC codes: YNXYB

MonstersCéline PotardIllustrated by Sophie Ledesma

• This magic lens gift book offers an interactive search-and-find-style experience as readers take on the role of monster detective to discover the creatures hidden on the page

• Includes children’s favourite monster characters, such as Dracula and Gollum, as well as mythological monsters they learn about in school

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Use the MAGIC LENS to reveal a world of HIDDEN MONSTERS

Investigate haunted castles, spooky forests and even outer space with a monster-revealing magic lens in this striking and unusual book. Children’s favourite monsters are hidden inside each page waiting to jump out when the magic lens is held over them. Mythological creatures, ghostly spirits and monsters from film and fiction all make an appearance. Brief, lively text tells the story of each, from their ghastly origins to their favourite meals.

AuthorCéline Potard loves to tell scary stories in her writing and theatre workshops. A former children’s book editor, she also translates and writes magazine articles.

IllustratorSophie Ledesma has been drawing as long as she can remember. She illustrates books, textiles and news stories, using colours and shapes from her childhood.

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DEEP T EA Journey to Dinosaur Times and Beyond

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Illustrations on pages 12 and 13 by Julius Csotonyi,copyright © 2018 Smithsonian Institution.

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Ages: 7–11Price: £9.99Format: HardbackExtent: 48 pagesSize: 210 x 265mmPub date: 1 July 2019ISBN: 978-1-9999679-5-6BIC codes: YNNAYNNRYXZG

Deep TimeKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

• The perfect gift book for dinosaur lovers, with life-like illustrations which entice dinophiles to explore beyond their favourites to equally thrilling sabre-toothed cats, enormous mammoths and underwater monsters

• Developed in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., USA

• Uses prehistory to cast light on the challenges facing the world today, including climate change and species extinction

Journey backwards to Deep Time, starting in the present and zipping back hundreds of millions of years, stopping in frozen ice ages, lush prehistoric rainforests and ancient oceans along the way. Bold illustrations and intriguing photographs allow children to discover fascinating creatures, including hungry dinosaurs and enormous mammoths. Investigations of the Earth’s prehistoric geology and environments, alongside discussion of today’s equivalents, link these ancient creatures and places to our own time and to some of the major issues facing societies right now, such as climate change, deforestation, and extinction events.

AuthorKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than seventy books for children. She was a children’s book editor for over ten years before becoming a full-time writer. When she is not reading, researching, writing or editing she loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork and preparing and curating fossils for her local natural history museums. She lives in Berkeley, USA.

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Ages: 7–11Price: £16.99Format: HardbackExtent: 352 pagesSize: 184 x 248mmPub date: 4 October 2018ISBN: 978-1-9998028-2-0BIC codes: YNGYNHYNM

Embark on an entertaining journey across millennia and continents, and learn about absolutely everything including the creation of planet Earth, the age of dinosaurs, the rise of humans, the miserable medieval times, globalisation, wars, technology – and much more. Find out the answers to many big questions about our planet, animals and the people inhabiting Earth. Engaging design, illustrations and photographs throughout bring to life the most remarkable true stories of all time.

• A fun, accessible and up-to-date history of the world told like a story

• Connects the dots between parts of history taught separately in school

• Containing hundreds of photographs, colourful illustrations and a ribbon, this is a collectible gift item ideal for the family bookshelf as well as a reference book for home and school

• A mini timeline in each chapter highlights key moments

AbsolutelyEverything!Christopher LloydIllustrated by Andy Forshaw

AuthorChristopher Lloyd is the author of more than fifteen books on world history, including the bestselling What on Earth Happened? (Bloomsbury). A former journalist, he has a passion for zooming out to tell the big stories, opening readers’ eyes to how seemingly unrelated events fit together and showing them multiple perspectives on the world. He lives in Tonbridge, UK, with his wife, Virginia, and two adorable terriers.

IllustratorAndy Forshaw graduated in graphic design and illustration from London’s Central Saint Martins college, and has worked on numerous online and publishing projects. Since 2010, Andy has created more than 5,000 illustrations for children’s books. When not illustrating, Andy can be found exploring the countryside on his bike.

‘Children will love it – and adults too!’

Jacqueline WilsonTracy Beaker

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Ages: 7–11Price: £14.99Format: HardbackExtent: 40 pagesSize: 245 x 330mmPub date: 1 October 2018ISBN: 978-1-9998028-4-4BIC codes: YNNYBGPYNT

Ever wonder what your cat is watching through the window? Or how having eyes on the sides of its head changes the world for a horse? And what would life be like seeing in five colours instead of only three? After a whirlwind tour of how eyes work, Eye Spy lets children lift the flaps to find out how animals as different as dogs, owls and chameleons see the same scene. It’s an eye-opening experience guaranteed to satisfy the curiosity of any animal lover.

• Lets children see the world through the eyes of their favourite animals – cats, dogs, horses, chimps, owls and frogs, among others

• Perfect non-fiction companion to Caldecott Medal winner They All Saw a Cat

• From Guillaume Duprat, winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Non-fiction Illustrator Award

• Lift-the-flap interactivity makes every page a surprise

Eye SpyWritten and illustrated by Guillaume Duprat

Author and illustratorGuillaume Duprat investigates and illustrates unknown worlds through the lenses of mythology, astrology and science. He is fascinated by how animals see the world differently from humans. He is the author and illustrator of Le Livre des terres imaginées (Seuil Jeunesse), for which he received The Bologna Ragazzi Award (non-fiction) in 2009.

‘This book is clever! You see the eyes of different creatures, and then you

get to see the world the way they do.’

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The SportsTimeline Wallbook978-0-9954820-0-5 Pub date: 1 February 2017

The British HistoryTimeline Wallbook978-0-9930199-2-0Pub date: 6 April 2016

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Have you ever wished you could take a beautifully illustrated, fact-packed book and hang it on your bedroom wall so you can look at it time and time again? Well now you can, with Wallbooks!

Each Wallbook includes• A two-metre-long fold-out detachable timeline wallchart with more than 1,000 pictures and captions

• A pocket timeline magnifier

• A series of more than twenty-five engaging newspaper articles, a challenging crossword, letters to the editor, and a fifty-question multiple-choice quiz

Available titlesThe Shakespeare Timeline Wallbook978-0-9954820-2-9Pub date: 1 February 2017

The Big History Timeline Wallbook978-0-9932847-8-6Pub date: 1 February 2017

The Science Timeline Wallbook978-0-9954820-1-2Pub date: 1 February 2017

The Nature Timeline Wallbook978-0-9932847-9-3Pub date: 1 February 2017

Timeline WallbooksChristopher LloydIllustrated by Andy Forshaw

Ages: 7–11Price: £12.99Format: HardbackExtent: 18 pages + 8-page timelineSize: 270 x 360mm

‘Jam-packed with facts, figures and captivating illustrations, sure to excite the minds of children of all ages.’

Colin ZieglerHead of Publishing,

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Ages: 7–11Price: £34.95Format: Set of three hardbacks in boxExtent: 78 pages totalSize: 370 x 270mmPub date: 17 October 2017ISBN: 978-0-9955770-2-2

Ages: 7–11Price: £59.95Format: Set of six hardbacks in boxExtent: 156 pages totalSize: 270 x 370mmPub date: 1 February 2017ISBN: 978-0-9954820-5-0

Our award-winning Wallbooks are available as a set of three or six titles. This is an encyclopedia of knowledge that is unlike anything ever produced before in a beautiful hard-bound box.

Includes Nature, Science and Big History

Includes all six Wallbook titles

Wallbook TimelineCollections

The Wallbook Timeline Collection

The What on Earth Timeline Collection

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Each stickerbook includes around 100 stickers, a beautifully illustrated 1.7-metre timeline with spaces to stick them on to and a poster of a historical event or species for colouring in.

Ages: 3–7Price: £6.99Format: PaperbackExtent: 16 pages + 8-page timelineSize: 210 x 297mm

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Timeline StickerbooksChristopher LloydIllustrated by Andy Forshaw

The ShakespeareTimeline Stickerbook978-0-9929249-1-1Pub date: 24 June 2014

The SportsTimeline Stickerbook978-0-9929249-7-3Pub date: 24 June 2014

Available titlesThe British HistoryTimeline Stickerbook978-0-9930199-4-4Pub date: 3 May 2016

The Big History Timeline Stickerbook978-0-9929249-8-0Pub date: 24 June 2014

The Science Timeline Stickerbook978-0-9565936-9-6Pub date: 24 June 2014

The Nature Timeline Stickerbook978-0-9565936-8-9Pub date: 24 June 2014

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Like nothing you’re likely to have seen before.

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Absolutely wonderful! I wish they’d had books like this when I was young…

Anthony HorowitzAlex Rider

From the Big Bang to yesterday’s breakfast, this book of fun and discovery makes sense of it ALL.

Martin BrownHorrible Histories

The What on Earth concept of engaging children is unique and refreshing.

Dr Nick WaltonShakespeare Courses Development Manager,Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Educational innovation that really works! You’ll find yourself and your kids locked in on these timelines

scouring for the next fascinating tidbit, and the next after that. This cool educational tool will allure young

readers with the fun of discovering what happened during the millions of years that came before they did.

Parents’ Choice Award, 2017

Eye-widening indeed—in design as well as topic.

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A timeline guide to the history of the Rockfrom earliest times to the present day

Ages: 7–11Price: £14.95Format: HardbackExtent: 32 pagesSize: 210 x 297mmPub date: 5 April 2018ISBN: 978-0-9955770-4-6BIC codes: YNH

The imposing rock of Gibraltar has a giant history for such a small place. Take a trip from the Neanderthals to the present day with more than 35 amusingly written newspaper articles and a 1.7m-long fold-out timeline, showing 100 key moments in the rich history of this strategic jewel of the Mediterranean.

• An illustrated history of Gibraltar at a single glance

• Includes a 1.7-metre fold-out timeline and the Gibraltar Journal newspaper section

• Can be read as a book or displayed as a poster on the wall

The Story ofGibraltarPatrick SkipworthIllustrated by Andy Forshaw

AuthorPatrick Skipworth studied Classics and Linguistics in London and the Netherlands, connecting the dots between ancient cultures, their histories and their languages. Today, Patrick is a children’s book editor, but likes to write his own stories when he can. Some of his favourite topics are prehistoric bugs, super-inteligent robots and legends from far away places.

IllustratorAndy Forshaw graduated in graphic design and illustration from London’s Central Saint Martins college, and has worked on numerous online and publishing projects. Since 2010, Andy has created more than 5,000 illustrations for children’s books. When not illustrating, Andy can be found exploring the countryside on his bike.

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Ages: 12+Price: £8.99Format: PaperbackExtent: 24 pagesSize: 220 x 297mmPub date: 8 April 2015ISBN: 978-0-9930199-1-3BIC codes: YNH

This unique book charts the fight for freedom from the sealing of Magna Carta by King John in 1215 to the present day. This illustrated reference is spread out over a 2m-long fold-out timeline and more than 40 in-depth articles which focus in on the most important events

• A historical approach to a topic of major relevance today – the story of rights, liberty and the rule of law

• Includes more than 100 illustrations, bringing each key moment to life

• A 2m-long fold-out timeline allows readers to zoom out and see historical events in context

• Created with the support of the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Committee

The Magna Carta ChronicleChristopher LloydIllustrated by Andy Forshaw

AuthorChristopher Lloyd is the author of more than fifteen books for adults and children on world history, science and nature. A former journalist, he has a passion for zooming out to tell the big stories, opening readers’ eyes to how seemingly unrelated events fit together and showing them multiple perspectives on the world. He lives in Tonbridge, UK, with his wife, Virginia, and two adorable terriers.

IllustratorAndy Forshaw graduated in graphic design and illustration from London’s Central Saint Martins college, and has worked on numerous online and publishing projects. Since 2010, Andy has created more than 5,000 illustrations for children’s books. When not illustrating, Andy can be found exploring the countryside on his bike.